Spoken Words

The poem “The Crickets Have Arthritis” written by Shayne Koyczan is about a man who shares a room with a 9 year old boy who has cancer. This poem explains how a man feels about sharing a hospital room with a young boy with cancer.  “I manage a smile…and it feels like the biggest lie I’ve ever told” shows how the man can’t look and smile at his roommate without feeling guilty, because he knows that he will be here for a while.

 

The poem “Miracle Worker” written by Taylor Mali is about how he compares teachers to miracle workers.